Searching for the Elusive...

...camera backpack!

I know that all photographers search for 'the one' -- and by 'the one', I'm talking about a backpack that serves the photog's needs!

Is it too much to ask for these?

• Holds my 7D Mark II with a battery grip.
  
• Holds a couple of other lenses.
  
• WATER BOTTLE HOLDER, omg...why is this so hard to add to a bag? Seriously?
  
• Holds my small Macbook Air.
  
• Has space for underwear, socks, toothbrush, medicine -- all the stuff you take 'on the plane'
  
• Has a place to put a tripod on the outside of the bag.
  
• Holds all the extra stuff -- memory cards, lens wipes, extra batteries, etc.
  
• Has a waist strap (a sternum strap might suffice).
  
• Space for a sandwich and at least a couple liters of water.
  
• Space to roll up my fleece jacket (or at least a rain jacket).
  
• Is as light as possible.

Maybe I'm asking too much. I have typically taken my old 'bookbag' -- because I can put hand towels in it to cushion the camera and lenses, while also having space for everything else, including a small laptop. I just kinda wish it had a specially made space made for the camera and lenses.

That 1 bookbag has been around the world with me! Thailand, Europe, Brazil, the US, lots of places! And it is showing its age now.

Quintafeira

I got a message from my Brazilian friend that he had a bad night tonight. He said that sometimes he speaks English very well, and sometimes the words don't come to his mind.

I told him I had the same problem, and that it meant that we were both humans! And I told him it made me feel good that he had bad days because his English is SO MUCH better than my Portuguese that it made me feel better, lol!

I need to find a model that will tolerate me taking lots of pictures, lol! Right now, my model is me!


There's a guy who was in my ESL class, and I mentioned to him that I'd like to take some headshots of him if he wants to....He didn't say one way or the other, but I really like his sharp facial lines!